Tweet This weekend marked the Parisian exodus. This is when the Parisians head out to their country homes, to some faraway place, or to the south of France for the sun and the sea, for their annual four-week vacance. With the tourist season in full swing, the visitors have Paris, mostly to themselves. There are
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Tweet Walking around and about in Paris for us:  Yolanda Zaragoza Here’s our Paris based contributor, Yolanda, with yet another tempting vicarious walkabout with my favorite ~ macarons!!  It’s a good thing I can’t eat my monitor!  And that there are no chocolates near me at this moment ~ as I’m weak!  Very very weak! 
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Tweet Out and About in Paris:  Yolanda Zaragoza How do you celebrate Jour du Macaron in Paris? First, think of macaron heaven and figure out how to get there. Following the lead of my macaron connoisseur, my daughter, we decided to go to Pierre Hermé’s upscale, macaron specialty boutiques – her favorite. There are 8
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Tweet We’re done with window shopping in Paris!   I thought it would be cool to show you what trends were being set over there.  While not everyone can afford brand names like those that were featured, we can certainly adapt to something more affordable yet similar anywhere in the world our readers are. I asked
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Tweet We’re still in Paris!  This time checking out what the house of Chanel and Colette boutique have up their fashionista sleeves.  Our contributor, Yolanda Zaragoza is on her  morning walk-about town.  In the next few days, she will be taking  us around the city, away from the glitz and glamorous windows and into some
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Tweet Our Paris-based contributor, Yolanda Dominguez is doing such a fabulous job providing us with a virtual trip along Avenue Montaigne in Paris.  I am loving her meticulous and detailed description of each and every photo she shares with us.  Today, she is beaming us up to visit  the Christian Dior boutique and a glimpse
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We (California-based) at Clout & About are envious and drooling at the eye candy we’ve been getting today. Our able colleague in Paris shares more of fashion trends for the upcoming Spring season and what’s on window display. Today, she’s featuring the window theatres of Chanel. Can we all drool at the same time? Here’s Yolanda’s coverage and report.

Our Paris-based contributor is out and about looking at what’s trending in Paris. We’d give up a month’s supply of chocolates to spend a day with her just walking around, perhaps sitting at an outside cafe (weather permitting) and watching people go by. For now, we’re delighted with the narratives she shares with us.

Have you ever tried hot, thick chocolate with a serving of mont blanc? The Angelina Tearoom and Café in Paris is the place to go. I refer to this place as a tourist destination and take all my visiting guests here, just so they can experience what real, good hot-chocolate is like. There is a bit of history to this place. It used to be called “Rumpelmayers” when it was first established in 1903